- rue family
- rue′ fam`ilyn.pln a family, Rutaceae, of trees and shrubs with aromatic leaves, fragrant flowers, and fruit in a variety of forms
From formal English to slang. 2014.
rue family
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rue family — noun a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Geraniales; have flowers that are divide into four or five parts and usually have a strong scent • Syn: ↑Rutaceae, ↑family Rutaceae • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Geraniales, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
rue family — the plant family Rutaceae, characterized by trees and shrubs having simple or compound aromatic leaves, fragrant flowers, and fruit in a variety of forms, and including the citruses, the gas plant, Hercules club, and rue. * * * or citrus family… … Universalium
rue — rue1 [ro͞o] vt. rued, ruing [ME reowen < OE hreowan, akin to Ger reuen, to regret, ON hryggr, sorrowful, prob. < IE base * kreu , to strike, beat > Gr krouein] 1. to feel remorse or repentance for (a sin, fault, etc.) 2. to wish (an act … English World dictionary
rue — rue1 ruer, n. /rooh/, v., rued, ruing, n. v.t. 1. to feel sorrow over; repent of; regret bitterly: to rue the loss of opportunities. 2. to wish that (something) had never been done, taken place, etc.: I rue the day he was born. v.i. 3. to feel… … Universalium
rue — I. noun Etymology: Middle English rewe, from Old English hrēow; akin to Old High German hriuwa sorrow Date: before 12th century regret, sorrow < with rue my heart is laden A. E. Housman > II. verb (rued; ruing) Date … New Collegiate Dictionary
family — /fam euh lee, fam lee/, n., pl. families, adj. n. 1. parents and their children, considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not. 2. the children of one person or one couple collectively: We want a large family. 3. the spouse and children … Universalium
RUE — right upper extremity * * * rue rü n a strong scented perennial woody herb (Ruta graveolens of the family Rutaceae, the rue family) that has bitter leaves used in medicine * * * (roo) [L. Ruta] 1. Ruta graveolens. 2. any of various plants that… … Medical dictionary
rue — I [[t]ru[/t]] v. rued, ru•ing, n. 1) to feel sorrow over; repent of; regret bitterly: to rue the loss of opportunities[/ex] 2) to wish that (something) had never been done or taken place: rued the day he was born[/ex] 3) to feel sorrow,… … From formal English to slang
family Rutaceae — noun a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Geraniales; have flowers that are divide into four or five parts and usually have a strong scent • Syn: ↑Rutaceae, ↑rue family • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Geraniales, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Rue McClanahan — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Rue McClanahan en 2007 Rue McClanahan (21 de febrero de 1934, Healdton, Oklahoma) es una actriz estadounidense. Contenido … Wikipedia Español
